Oprah Winfrey to Star in Drama Series From 'Selma' Director Ava DuVernay

February 2, 2015 10:13 PM

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are reuniting with "" director Ava DuVernay for a new drama series for OWN. The former primetime talk show host is set to star in an untitled show based on Natalie Baszile's celebrated first-time novel "Queen Sugar".

The story will center on a Los Angeles woman who inherits an 800-acre sugar cane farm in the heart of Louisiana from her late father. She navigates a new and very different environment as she is met with curiosity, resistance, and romance.